Funimation is a streaming service that focuses on anime content and is owned by Sony. Founded in 1994 as Funimation Productions, it has since become a major distributor of anime and other foreign entertainment products in North America. The company is headquartered in Coppell, Texas, and Culver City, California, and has offices in several other cities around the world. She is a member of the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA).
Funimation offers a wide variety of anime series and movies, including original Japanese versions with subtitles and dubbed versions. The company is also known for its anime dubs, with a lot of its exclusive content being dubbed into English very quickly. Some of the popular series that Funimation has licensed include Dragon Ball, One Piece, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan, and many more.
Funimation also has a large collection of exclusive new and old series, making it a great choice for those looking to nostalgically watch popular but old anime series, as well as new series. The service's catalog is particularly interesting if you prefer "dubs" (English-dubbed shows) to "subs" (original Japanese voices and subtitles).
Funimation offers three subscription plans: Premium, Premium Plus, and Premium Plus Ultra. The completely free plan only supports one stream, with ads. However, the Premium plan supports up to two streams at a time, and the Premium Plus and Premium Plus Ultra plans support up to six streams.
Funimation is available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The service also lets users browse its extensive anime collection, filter its library by genre, language, and age rating, filter shows to see which are uncut and which are simulcasting, and it offers recommendations. for viewing new content. It also has its own blog for upcoming anime news and releases, and users can keep up to date with new episodes of ongoing series that will appear on the service on the Schedule page.
In March 2022, Funimation rebranded as Crunchyroll, LLC after acquiring the streaming service of the same name in August 2021. However, the Funimation brand currently co-exists with Crunchyroll and remains active. While there were no stated plans to shut down Funimation completely, content was slowly being moved to Crunchyroll, making Funimation much less appealing.
